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Wednesday, 12 December 2012

England off spinner Graeme Swann has claimed his teammates will invoke the spirit of Sydney, when they performed brilliantly to beat Australia
in the final Test despite already claiming the Ashes, to try and beat
India in the final Test match at Nagpur even with an unassailable 2-1
lead in the series.

At 2-1 up with one to play England
are in the same situation in Nagpur as they were Down Under two years
ago and they are aiming for the same result.

There was no sitting back on any
laurels for England and there was just another assault on the Australian
ramparts at their most inspirational home.

England don't just want to settle
for a draw this week, they want the sort of series win that their
cricket has deserved and that means 3-1 and a win of epic proportions.

"Arguably our best victory in
Australia was that last one in Sydney because we had already retained
the Ashes," the Daily Mirror quoted Swann, as saying.

"It would have been very easy to
just lose in the last game but we managed to pull out our best game of
the tour there and win 3-1. It's a lot more satisfying to finish the job
off," he added.

"We came out here to win the
series and that's still what we're trying to do. We'll approach the game
thinking attack is our best form of defence," he said.

Swann added: "From what I
remember, Andrew Strauss just sat us down and said the importance of how
much hard work we had put in on that trip would be wasted if the series
ended up at 2-2. It worked for us over there and it's a good attitude
to take in."

"It is tough but sometimes it's a
good position to be in. If there's only one possible result you can get
you can go all out fighting," Swann said.

"It all comes down to the last
game, and these are the ones that are usually exciting. India will come
out fighting because they have to win," he added. (ANI)